Tom Temin
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Few experiences, at least in the civilized world, are worse than airline screw-ups. Flights that take off hours late, if they take off at all. Passengers forced to sleep in cold, noisy airports. But a team at the Transportation Department has managed to get compensation for thousands of passengers.
October 12, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army Enterprise Marketing Office is modernizing its efforts to help reach Generation Z.
October 12, 2023 -
Everywhere you look in the world, you see the use of missiles in military operations. Some by good guys, some of it from bad guys. That is why defending against missiles is a chief mission for the Army. For the United States, missile defense and freedom to operate in space go hand-in-hand.
October 12, 2023 -
You can't manage what you can't measure. That's the idea behind a professional association known as the Factor Analysis of Information Risk (FAIR) Institute. The group seeks to advance quantitative measurement and management of risk to information, including in federal organizations.
October 11, 2023 -
When agency managers do not know what to do with someone, too often they put the employee on paid administrative leave. Despite a 2017 law designed to curb this practice, it still happens a lot, according to a group called, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).
October 11, 2023 -
Chaos in one chamber of Congress threatens passage of the National Defense Authorization bill and the chances for full year 2024 appropriations later on. There are some places contractors can focus on in order to help the government keep its normal operations going on.
October 11, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast: Some feds in the Evergreen State might soon get a boost in locality pay. The new Army chief of staff targets "the network" as his top modernization priority. And an IT leader for the Marine Corps has moved on.
October 11, 2023 -
Although expensive, this notebook PC is designed for rugged — really rugged — use
October 11, 2023 -
Every agency generates it, and it is best used when it is shared, combined for new insights and applications. But data sharing is not as simple as it sounds. New research from the industry-supported Center for Data Innovation outlines six possible strategies for sharing your data. For more, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Daniel Castro, the Director of the Center for Data Innovation.
October 10, 2023 -
The bizarre stalemate in Congress is probably bad politically. But it might be even worse for the government itself. It increases the possibility that the continuing resolution, set to expire November 17, only postponed a government shutdown.
October 10, 2023 -
Almost everything the government buys in the future could look like cybersecurity with some other product attached, if new proposed rules from the Federal Acquisition Regulation council take effect early next year. That's more a matter of when than if. Attorney Townsend Bourne, a partner at Sheppard Mullin, has read the proposed rules and joins Federal Drive host Tom Temin for this discussion.
October 10, 2023 -
In today's Federal Newscast, the Army’s trying to modernize just about everything right now — from helicopters to vehicles to radios. But if it’s going to afford all that, it also needs to get rid of old stuff.
October 10, 2023 -
Last spring, when a Air National Guard member was found to leak secrets on the Discord app, it raised questions about how he got and kept his security clearance. Raw Story reporter Alexandria Jacobson spent three months looking at the security-clearance and found quite a few flaws. Federal Drive Host Tom Temin talked to her about it.
October 06, 2023 -
Fiscal 2024 started off like most fiscal years, with a Continuing Resolution. The government is still spending, and contractors have lots of opportunities. For the top opportunities in the year ahead, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Bloomberg Government Senior Data Analyst Paul Murphy.
October 06, 2023 -
The work of our next guest has spanned 40 years and helped save lives. For that work at the NIH, he's a finalist for the Paul Volcker Career Achievement Award from the Partnership for Public Service.
October 06, 2023